Cultivating Curiosity through Teen Arts + Tech
In 2025, West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology received a three-year $225,000 grant to support its Teen Arts + Tech program, which is a nationally recognized tuition-free afterschool experience…
Fostering Community Through Girls Choral Academy
In 2023, Girls Choral Academy was awarded a three-year $90,000 to support its neighborhood choirs and summer programming. Hear from executive director Lisa Knight as she shares her insights into…
2025 Children and Families Summit
On April 23, 2025, the Steelcase Foundation and W. K. Kellogg Foundation reconvened a group of cross-sectional leaders to continue a conversation about redesigning systems to better support whole families.…
Impacts of the Executive Orders – AYA Youth Collective
Name and Role with the Organization: Lauren Gamelin VanKeulen, CEO & Co-Founder, AYA Youth Collective Brief Overview of Your Organization and What You Do: AYA Youth Collective exists to create…
Michigan Children and Families Summit
On October 3, 2024, the Steelcase Foundation and W. K. Kellogg Foundation convened a group of cross-sector leaders to continue a conversation about the causes and impacts of loneliness in…
Williams, Waters: We must address the epidemic of loneliness
A newly released nationwide survey conducted by Making Caring Common at Harvard University and supported by the think tank Capita shows that loneliness has reached epidemic proportions: almost half of adults are lonely.
Community Belonging and Engagement at Grand Rapids Children’s Museum
In October of 2022, the Steelcase Foundation awarded Grand Rapids Children’s Museum (GRCM) a three-year $300,000 grant to engage in efforts to bring diverse national exhibits pared with intentional community…
Supporting New American Women with Treetops Collective
In January of 2023, the Steelcase Foundation awarded Treetops Collective a three-year $150,000 grant to support its cross-cultural movement to connect with and invests in New American women leaders. Treetops…
Increasing Access to Classical Music Training with Project ESME
In January of 2023, the Steelcase Foundation awarded Project ESME a two-year $50,000 grant to support its youth and community engagement programming. Project ESME’s mission is to provide educational and…
Celebrating Cook Library After School at Grandville Avenue Arts + Humanities
Grandville Avenue Arts + Humanities (GAAH) builds environments of curiosity and creativity with their neighbors to cultivate inclusion and justice. Its Cook Library Center is a community resource hub offering critical…